{"id":7795,"date":"2025-02-01T04:16:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T01:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gnbtqytp2s.onrocket.site\/makaleler\/cost-and-fees-of-turkish-citizenship-by-investment-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T00:36:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:36:33","slug":"turkish-citizenship-by-investment-costs-and-fees","status":"publish","type":"makaleler","link":"https:\/\/www.mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/articles\/turkish-citizenship-by-investment-costs-and-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost and Fees of Turkish Citizenship by Investment (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For those seeking Turkish citizenship by investment, costs vary depending <strong>on the type of investment, legal fees and additional charges<\/strong>. As of <strong>202<\/strong>6, updated cost details can be found below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Investment Requirements and Costs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>minimum investment amounts<\/strong> determined for obtaining Turkish citizenship are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Real Estate Investment:<\/strong> Purchase of real estate worth at least <strong>USD 400,000<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/articles\/turkish-citizenship-by-bank-deposit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bank Deposit<\/a>:<\/strong> Keeping at least <strong>USD 500,000<\/strong> in a bank account with the condition of not withdrawing it for 3 years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Government Bonds \/ Stocks:<\/strong> Investing at least <strong>USD 500,000<\/strong> worth of government bonds or stocks traded on Borsa Istanbul.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Business Investment:<\/strong> Establishing a company <strong>that employs at least 50 Turkish citizens<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These investments are accompanied by additional costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Legal Fees and Transaction Costs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>legal fees and transaction costs<\/strong> to be paid during the application process are as follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Application Fee:<\/strong> Approximately <strong>5,000 TL<\/strong> (subject to change).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Land Registry and Notary Fees:<\/strong> <strong>3.000 &#8211; 10.000 TL<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Translation and Document Approval Fees:<\/strong> <strong>1.000 &#8211; 3.000 TL<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Health Insurance Fee:<\/strong> Depending on the age of the investor, it may vary between <strong>500 &#8211; 3,000 TL<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Attorney Fees:<\/strong> <strong>USD 5,000 &#8211; 10,000<\/strong> on average and may vary depending on the lawyer and the scope of service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Hidden Costs and Considerations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You should be aware of some <strong>hidden costs<\/strong> when making your application:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Taxes<\/strong> When buying a property in Turkey, there may be additional costs such as <strong> 2% title deed fees<\/strong> and <strong>real estate taxes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bank Transaction Fees:<\/strong> When investing in <a href=\"https:\/\/mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/articles\/turkish-citizenship-by-bank-deposit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bank deposits<\/a>, there may be transfer and account operating fees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Additional Requests in the Application Process:<\/strong> The government may request additional documents or verifications, which may incur additional costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>? <strong>Frequently Asked Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Do I have to pay taxes on my investments?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, you need to pay <strong>title deed fees and annual real estate tax for real estate purchases<\/strong>. For other investments, tax liabilities may arise depending on the income. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Do I have to pay separately for legal services?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, legal services are not part of the investment and <strong>are charged separately<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Can I get a refund if my application is rejected?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No, government fees and legal costs <strong>are not reimbursed<\/strong>. However, some investments (e.g. <a href=\"https:\/\/mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/articles\/turkish-citizenship-by-bank-deposit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bank deposits)<\/a> can be recovered at the end of the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>? <strong>Contact us for the Turkish citizenship application process and detailed information <a href=\"https:\/\/mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those seeking Turkish citizenship by investment, costs vary depending on the type of investment, legal fees and additional levies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"custom-post-tag":[143],"practice-area":[138],"published-year":[157],"class_list":["post-7795","makaleler","type-makaleler","status-publish","hentry","custom-post-tag-articles","practice-area-foreigners-law","published-year-2025-en"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"custom-post-tag":[{"value":143,"label":"Articles"}],"practice-area":[{"value":138,"label":"Foreigners Law"}],"published-year":[{"value":157,"label":"2025"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"MFY Legal","author_link":"https:\/\/www.mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/author\/mfylegal\/"},"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/makaleler\/7795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/makaleler"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/makaleler"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"custom-post-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/custom-post-tag?post=7795"},{"taxonomy":"practice-area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practice-area?post=7795"},{"taxonomy":"published-year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/published-year?post=7795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}